Cosplay: A Counterculture 2.0

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Budapest San Francisco Cosplay A Counterculture around the world Women dressed as female characters Men as male characters What is the definition of cosplay? Crossplay attempt Furry Weird What? Crossplay Furries Weird and strange Cosplay originates in Japan The beauty? The Taboo? Cosplay in Japan Lolita > < Cosplay Shop Animaritime in Fredericton - early JulyOtakuthon in Montreal - early/mid AugustG-Anime in Gatineau late January/early FebruaryAnime North in Toronto - late MayNaru2u in Ottawa - mid NovemberAi-Kon in Winnipeg - late JulyAnimethon in Edmonton - AugustOtafest in Calgary - MayAnime Evolution in Vancouver - June Canada Conventions America Conventions Anime Boston in Boston, Massachusetts - the spring PortConMaine in South Portland, Maine - June AnimeNEXT in Somerset, New Jersey - June

KotoriCon in Sewell, New Jersey - January Tekkoshocon in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania - March/April

Yaoi-Con in Long Beach, California - October Kawaii Kon in Honolulu, Hawaii - late March Kumoricon in Vancouver, Washington - Labor Day weekend

Sakura-Con in Seattle, Washington - Easter Day weekend Senshi-Con in Anchorage, Alaska - September Anime Friends in Sao Paulo, Brazil - July Animefest in Brno - May Czech Republic J-Popcon in Copenhagen - March Denmark Salon del Manga de Barcelona in Barcelona, Spain - late October, early November Animecon in Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, or Jyvaskyla - July or August Finland Japan Expo in Paris, France - July AnimagiC in Bonn, Beethovenhalle

Connichi in Kassel - September Germany D-Con in Dundee - February/March United Kingdom Animania in Sydney, Australia - March and September

AVCon in Adelaide, Australia - July

Manifest in Melbourne, Australia - late August

SMASH! in Sydney, Australia - July

Wai-Con in Perth, Australia - January Comic World HK in Hong Kong - February and August Jump Festa in Chiba - mid DecemberTokyo International Anime Fair in Tokyo - late MarchComiket in Tokyo - early/mid August and late DecemberReitaisai in Tokyo - March Comic Fiesta in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia - December

Ozine Fest in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila Philippines Comic World in Seoul, South Korea once a month, in Busan every two months Anime Festival Asia in Singapore - November Metacon Colossalcon Katsucon So why is cosplay/crossplay a counterculture in America? What are furries? Cat Girls not true furries The Furry Fandom Otakuthon Anime Expo